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Qld investors like it hot

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
... determining an appropriate investment portfolio and financial plan. Queenslanders are also more likely to invest in Australian shares instead of international equities, with 46 per cent of growth assets invested in the domestic sharemarket. The funds ...

NSW Bookmakers and Perpetual top super tables

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
... The latest Rainmaker/SelectingSuper Performance Tables have revealed continuing strong returns for default and Australian shares options for super funds, with NSW Bookmakers topping the default options scorecard and Perpetual leading the pack in Australian ...

DIY funds tail the experts

... average net assets of around $700,000, revealed that investors are shifting more money into property and less into Australian shares. The allocation towards international equities was also up from 12.3 per cent back in July to the current 13.71 per cent. ...

Russell Select scores $400m mandate

... year to further improve the performance of the flagship multi-manager Australian equities fund, the Russell Australian Shares Fund (RASF). It aims to generate additional alpha through the best stock selection ideas of the seven individual fund managers ...

BT Financial wins $300m Advance mandate

... has appointed BT Financial to manage over $300 million in Australian equities for the multi-boutique manager's Australian Shares Multi-Blend Fund. "In keeping with our stated strategy for the Multi-Blend Funds of selecting core and satellite managers ...

Russell opens 'best ideas' fund to retail investors

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
... Strategy was launched earlier this year to take the best stock picks from the flagship Russell multi-manager Australian Shares Fund and combine them into a 'best ideas' fund. Essentially Russell compiles the most heavily backed stock ideas across their ...

Contrarian managers make a comeback

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
... resources and the increase of momentum investing, leaving more managers exposed to a downturn in the energy sector. "Australian shares managers have been riding the momentum of the energy boom," he said. This quarter's top performing funds were Lazard's ...

Zurich appoints Denning Pryce to manage new income fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
... high and consistent income and some capital growth without taking on the same level of risk as a traditional Australian shares investment," Drennan said. Drennan added that for many investors the fund would be preferable over traditional annuity streams ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
... Affinity Equity Partner's takeover offer for clothing and footwear retailer Colorado Group is due to close. Australian shares ended the day stronger yesterday as commodity prices firmed and broader market confidence lifted trader interest in previously ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2006
... Jones will releases its annual earnings, and Alesco Corporation will hold its annual general meeting. Yesterday, Australian shares closed only slightly firmer as sluggish commodity prices held back a much stronger pull from Wall Street. The benchmark ...